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Jackpot Ultra 12-Hour Race Report (Read 60 times)

The full race report is posted in the Beginners and Beyond group. The lack of long runs going into this race proved to be my undoing and forced me into walking a lot much earlier than I had hoped. The higher mileage I've been putting in along with a kind crew member for another runner who volunteered to pace me over the last 5 laps pulled me through to a better than expected finish. Nutrition and hydration went much better than at NC 24. I stuck with water, coke, and ginger ale along with mostly sweet snacks like cinnamon rolls and pumpkin pie. I never got that bloated or full feeling that I had at NC 24 and felt good almost the entire time aside from the leg fatigue.

My primary physician had sent me to a nephrologist shortly before the race because of high potassium levels. He advised avoiding sports drinks and high potassium foods like oranges and bananas. With my hands getting puffy and stiff early (pre-race dehydration?), I also avoided salty snacks at the advice of some of the aid station volunteers. Since I felt okay at the end aside from being tire, I guess that worked well for me.

Thanks for all the advice I've gotten here that I've tried to apply, though not always successfully.

2017 Goals: for races not to be exercises in futility

Chantilly75

posted: 2/20/2014 at 11:22 AM

Congratulations on your 12 hr.! I really liked your race report!

Somewhat concerned about your high potassium levels…are you on any medication which could interfere with the kidneys' ability to excrete potassium? (like blood pressure, heart, gout or arthritis pills?)

But you felt good, so what you ate was ok in the race?

As far as your lack of long raining runs, one tip would be, I usually try to get out and run 3 times a day for a 24 hr. race, rather than doing 5 hours all at once. But I am no expert, just know what my body can handle in training.

Somewhat concerned about your high potassium levels…are you on any medication which could interfere with the kidneys' ability to excrete potassium? (like blood pressure, heart, gout or arthritis pills?)

But you felt good, so what you ate was ok in the race?

As far as your lack of long raining runs, one tip would be, I usually try to get out and run 3 times a day for a 24 hr. race, rather than doing 5 hours all at once. But I am no expert, just know what my body can handle in training.

Not on any medications. This is something that just surfaced late last year, so we're still investigating possible causes. It was high, 5.9 in Dec., but a retest showed it normal at 4.3 in mid-January. So far neither my primary care doctor nor my nephrologist has suggested not running, just avoiding high potassium foods and sports drinks.